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They give   \n an overview of each free-response question and of how students performed on the question,   \nincluding typical student errors. General comments regarding the skills and content that students  \n frequently have the most problems with are included. Some suggestions for improving student   \n performance in these areas are also provided. Teachers are encouraged to attend a College Board   \n workshop to learn strategies for improving student performance in specific areas.   \nQuestion 1  \nWhat was the intent of this question?  \nThis question required students to demonstrate foundational knowledge about the structure of the economy by identifying primary, secondary, and tertiary economic activities (part A), and to explain three changes that occur as a country develops over time. Accomplishment of the second task required integrating knowledge about changes that take place in a country’s economic geography (part B1), its population geography (part B2), and its social geography (part B3) .  \nThe question was drawn from Part VI (Industrialization and Economic Development) of the AP Human Geography course outline, which requires students to “identify the different economic sectors”(part A); to understand how the primary sector has declined as “the contemporary economic landscape has been transformed by the emergence of service sectors”(part B1); and to “evaluate the role of women in economic development”(parts B2, B3) . The question also draws upon essential information, from Part II (Population and Migration), that cites infant mortality rate as a “measure of social and economic development”(part B2) .  \nHow well did students perform on this question?  \nThe mean score on this question was 3.23 out of a possible 7 points, with a standard deviation of 1.78. Part A (1 point) required defining three terms, which most students did correctly. Part B (6 points) required an explanation of reasons behind changes in a country as development takes place; it was in this part that points were missed by students. Points missed in part B were the result of either not providing a second reason for the change or not explaining cause-and-effect relationships behind a change. There were not many 0’s or 7’s.  \nWhat were common student errors or omissions?  \nThe most common student error was confusing Infant Mortality Rate with Total Fertility Rate, but there were other shortcomings as well: (1) using examples only from developing countries in their explanations, and (2) noting correlations but not explaining causation. In other words, many students did not explain the “how and why” of the question.  \nBased on your experience of student responses at the AP® Reading, what message would you like to send to teachers that might help them to improve the performance of their students on the exam?  \nTeachers might have improved student performance on this question by (1) teaching the difference between“identify”(short and definitional) and “explain”(follow a line of causation), and (2) helping students keep track of what the question requires. Some students gave only one reason for each change, apparently forgetting that the question asked for two reasons for each change ; other students gave three reasons for each change, rather than two. In the latter case, readers are instructed to score only the first two reasons given. Furthermore,(1) each reason needed to be related to the stem, and (2) each reason needed to be conceptually distinct and not repetitive. Short answers to part B2 like “better medical care,” for instance, did not score points because the response provided no explanation in relation to the concept of Infant Mortality Rate.  \nQuestion 2  \nWhat was the intent of this question?  \n","cbCaioOV73Q4VobZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioOV73Q4VobZ","pdf",76076,"English","# Question 1\n## Intent of the question\n## Student performance\n## Common errors or omissions\n## Message to teachers\n# Question 2\n## Intent of the question\n## Student performance","[{\"question\":\"What skills did Question 1 assess in AP Human Geography?\",\"answer\":\"Question 1 assessed foundational economic structure knowledge by having students identify primary, secondary, and tertiary economic activities, and then explain changes that occur as a country develops over time, integrating economic, population, and social geography concepts.\"},{\"question\":\"What were common errors on Question 1?\",\"answer\":\"A frequent error was confusing Infant Mortality Rate with Total Fertility Rate. 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